Anger Management – 6 Session
Anger Management – 6 Session
Program overview
- Designed for offenders who have on-going interaction with the victim (e.g. co worker, family member, neighbor, etc)
- Allows for in-depth coverage of behavioral concepts related to violent or aggressive behavior
- Participants have the opportunity to learn and practice tactics and strategies to avoid a repeat of the offense
- Weekly sessions afford the opportunity to receive feedback from co-participants and the
- facilitator concerning the results of applying these new tactics and strategies
Goal:
The goal of the series is to reduce both the emotional feelings and physiological arousal that
anger causes. One cannot eliminate or completely avoid people and situations that cause anger
and rarely, if ever, can they be changed to suit and individual. However, it is possible to learn to
control how one reacts.
Concepts and Strategies:
The series begins with defining anger – what it is and what it is not. Through introspective
discussions, participants are lead toward understanding the difference between anger and
violence. These discussions address such issues as how and when anger is triggered, and the
relationship of power and control to feelings of anger.
Values:
Participants are asked to examine their value system in relation to the aggressive or assaultive
behavior that resulted in court involvement. Feelings of guilt are discussed, and the relationship
between attitudes and behavior is addressed.
Stress:
Participants engage in an exercise to assess their level of stress. Discussions focus on how stress
affects decision making, internal and external stressors, and ways to reduce stress.
Confrontations:
The facilitator attempts to have participants describe their feelings when they are face to face with
hostility or antagonism. They are expected to understand the dynamics of confrontation, how to
assess their role, and the techniques for defusing or deescalating
their reaction.
Anger Management Techniques:
To achieve the goal of reducing emotional and physiological reactions to anger, participants are
lead through discussions, paper and pencil exercises, and role playing to learn and practice anger
management techniques. In the last session, concepts and
techniques are reviewed. Participants are asked to consider the long term implications of what
they learned, and helped to assess if counseling would be a follow-up option to the series.
Call to register for a class: Phone: (248) 693-0336
